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New ACCC chief lashes out at critics

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2003
New competition watchdog Graeme Samuel today hit back at critics who have accused him of being a toothless tiger. Mr Samuel, who was appointed head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) at the start of August following the retirement ...

Costello thanks ASIC chairman following announcement

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2003
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has expressed his thanks to the outgoing head of the corporate watchdog for his work in catching corporate criminals and enforcing business standards. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman ...

Costello requests State support for ACCC appointment

... Consumer Commission (ACCC). Mr Costello also formally announced Graeme Samuel would be the new head of the competition watchdog, following a back-down by South Australia earlier this month. He has consistently pushed for the appointment of Mr Samuel ...

ASIC moves against late disclosure

... Commission (ASIC) is continuing to crack down on listed companies late or failing to lodge financial statements. The industry watchdog announced it has issued 22 orders under the Corporations Act against companies which were late, or had failed to lodge ...

NZ watchdog allows Tower capital-raising to proceed

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2003
... package underwritten by Guinness Peat Group (GPG) has been given the nod of approval by a New Zealand stock exchange (NZX) watchdog. The Market Surveillance Panel (MSP) today said it had granted GPG, which owns 9.9 per cent of Tower, a waiver from its ...

Tower Australia to repay policyholders

... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Jan Redfern, ASIC's Deputy Director of Enforcement said the watchdog's action had ensured that any investor who lost money as a result of Tower's actions will now be fully reimbursed with interest. ...

ACCC change of guard as financial year begins

... today as the new financial year began, and Graeme Samuel took over from Professor Allan Fels as chairman of the consumer watchdog. There also promises to be a change of style, as Mr Samuel has promised to be more subdued when speaking out against anti-competitive ...

ACCC chairman Allan Fels steps down today

... chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today, after eight years as head of the competition watchdog. "I didn't expect to survive in the job so long, because from the start there was a lot of opposition to my appointment ...